Clements v. Young

Gardner, Judge:

Appellant, Rosetta Wimberly Clements, et al. (Clements), sued the Respondent, W.H. Young (Young), in trespass to try title to 5.4 acres in Aiken, South Carolina. The case was heard by a special referee with direct appeal to the Supreme Court. The referee found in favor of Young and set the boundary line at a previously established tie line. At trial, the referee’s recording equipment did not work properly and no record of the testimony was recorded. Clements moved to reconstruct the record. The Supreme Court remanded to the special referee for an order reconstructing as much of…